Bin British Gas: Put Power in Public Hands!

“Say no to fuel poverty, fracking and climate change; Say yes to affordable, democratic and sustainable energy for all!“

As shareholders and owners of British Gas discuss how to make a killing whilst pushing millions into poverty, Fuel Poverty Action will be holding a demonstration on Monday May 12th to say it’s time to end business as usual and put people and planet first.

Join Fuel Poverty Action for a creative protest against poverty profiteers British Gas at their Annual General Meeting!

“Join us for a speak out, noise demonstration, share tear-up, and more creative activities to be confirmed. Bring pots and pans and other noise makers so we can make sure that British Gas hears that it’s game over for rip-off bills and dirty energy.”

The action will take place from 1pm at the QE2 Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster (Westminster station has step-free access).

FIVE NASTY FACTS ABOUT BRITISH GAS:

Last year British Gas made £571m in profit – while thousands of people died from not being able to heat their homes.

This year British Gas’ CEO Sam Laidlaw got paid £2m in shares as a bonus – while 1 in 5 are in debt to their energy supplier

British Gas installs more prepayment meters than any of the Big Six. People on PPMs pay more for their energy and many are forced to live in cold homes because they cannot afford to top up their meter.

British Gas owner Centrica want to frack in the UK. They have invested £6m in fracking (and are looking to invest a further £45m!)

OFGEM fined British Gas £5.6m for failures including blocking customers from switching. They are also under investigation for allegedly paying workers large bonuses to inflate customer bills. “Scout clubs, churches, charities, and small businesses” were targeted according to a whistleblower.

*Email us with your experiences, or ask people you know to email us with their experiences of fuel poverty, fuel debt or harrasment by energy companies to fuelpovertyaction@gmail.com – we would love to read them on the day as part of the speak out – or add your story to the ‘Speak Out’ section of our website- please let us know if you are happy for us to share it at the protest: http://fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/speak-out-on-your-situation/

* Keep your eyes on our twitter because we will be using the British Gas AGM hashtag as soon as it’s released.

*PLEDGE YOUR GROUP’S SUPPORT!*
If you, or a group you are a part of would like to speak at the demonstration, be a part of it, or express support please let Fuel Poverty Action know. FPA are particularly eager to give the microphone on the day to people with direct experience of British Gas, energy debt, or who are from a community threatened by Centrica’s fracking plans or people who have faced harassment by their energy provider.